alcatel TCL Plex vs Xiaomi Mi A3 Comparison and Differences

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alcatel TCL Plex

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Xiaomi Mi A3

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alcatel TCL Plex or Xiaomi Mi A3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model alcatel TCL Plex Xiaomi Mi A3
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Release date 2019, September 2019, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.2 x 76.6 x 8 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.02 in 153.5 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.83 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 173.8 g | 6.13 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Obsidian Black, Opal White Kind of Gray, Not just Blue, More than White
Battery 3820 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4030 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 396 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.53" in 6.01" in
Screen area 104.7 cm2 88.7 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.2% 80.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 720 x 1560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 286 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-16 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
-2 MP, f/1.8
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide), f/2.2, 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9μm 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 612 Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, UFS2.1 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 177109
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1075
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 290
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 466
GeekBench 5 Single Core 312
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1357
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1501
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5662

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 32min (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3)

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